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DOORGHEGIK. No. 367,060. Patented July 26, 1887.

WITNESSES INVEWTOR m-r z z m M I /fzl J 7 Q Attorney 7 UNITED STATESATENT OFFICE,

HARRY F. PRICE, OF FORT YVORTH, TEXAS.

DOOR=CHECK.

v SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 367,060, dated July26, 1887.

I I Application filed August '7, 1856. Serial No. 210.343. (No model) Toall whom; it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY F. Paton, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort WVorth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door Stops andCatches; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the same, reference being had to the annexeddrawing, making a part of this specification, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon.

The drawing represents a perspective view of my improvement.

The present invention has for its object to provide a simple, effective,and practicallyoperating stop and catch for hinged or swinging doors;and it consists in the details of construction, as-will be hereinafterdescribed'and claimed.

In the accompanying d rawing I have shown the door stop and catchcomposed of a single piece of spring metal, consisting of aflat strip ofsheet metal, one end thereof bcingbent upwardly, as shown at A, andthence downwardly, as shown ate, and outwardly to form asecuring-flange,ib, which is prpvided with holes for securing it to thefloor by screws or other similar fastenings. Thebasc B is also formedwith holes for fastening it to the floor by similar means. The oppositeend of the metal strip or base Bis bent inwardly and upwardlyat an angleto form a catch, 0, and the extremity of said catch has a dependingflange, 0, around which is placed a rubber band, (if, a similar band, 6,being placed around the stop A. These bands are designed to form elasticcushions to prevent marring the door when brought against the catch andstop, and when the door is open and swung against the catch 0 and ridesover it said catch is depressed until the door passes beyond the innerextremity thereof, when by the elasticity of the metal the catch willresume its normal position and hold thedoor open, the stop Apreventingthe door from being swung too far back. 7

By the above-described construction a very simple and effective deviceis provided that can be manufactured at a very small cost to bring itwithin the reach of all, the bend a giving the required elasticity tothe stop A.

I am aware that a spring-frame for holding doors has been formed ofasingle piece of metal provided at one end with prongs, from the upperends of which a part is inclined downwardly, then bent over at its lowerend and inclined upwardly, and do not seek to cover such construction,but limitmyself to my construction, attaching special importance to thepeculiar form of the stop end of the device, the downward] y andoutwardly bent part-forming not only a meansfor securing the part to thefloor, but serving also as a brace to strengthen the stop A and resistthe strain thereon.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

The improved door-stop and catch described, formed of a single strip ofsheet metal, comprising a base, B, provided with a hole or holes forfastening the same in position, and one end bent inwardly and upwardlyat an angle to said base to form aspring-catch, and the other end bentupwardly at substantially a right angle to the base and thencedownwardly and outwardly to form a fastening-flange, b, in line with thebase, and a brace to strengthen the stop A, said flange being providedwith holes and the rubber buffers d e, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY F. PRICE.

Witnesses:

J. B. LITTLEJOHN, EARL E. WRIGHT.

